Pickwick Bowl

One of my first times here, and will be coming back again very soon. I love this place. Staff made it very welcoming and with a great atmosphere. Big shout out to Jennifer who made our experience even better! She was very friendly. Will be coming back soon! Thank you Jennifer!

Lots of entertainment options all in one place, at a reasonable price. The entire venue is a bit dated, but it ended up being a good place to meet with coworkers for a game of bowling and drinks. Solid, friendly customer service is also the norm. Credit goes to Jennifer, the friendly bartenders, and the rest of the people who keep it all going.

This place is amazing! The workers are so nice! Jen and Shane are awesome. I had my birthday here and they made it so much fun! Love this place!!:)

Jen and Shane made our birthday party amazingly fun! We had about 20 people come and between 8 – 15 bowling for about 3 hours. We couldn’t have asked for better service from the staff! Just a note outside food and beverage is not allows but you can arrange services through the alley which has a full bar and kitchen. Lanes can be reserved ahead of time for parties but we came about 30 early and were able to get 3 lanes next to each other by the time the party was scheduled to start. All and all Pickwick is a great gem hidden away in Burbank that is worth going to for a fun night with friends. We will be back I’m sure for either another party/​get together or just a laid back night out. –Mike & Natalie

great old school venue by Burbank Rancho
Kid friendly (automatic guards for the little ones), snacks available all day and there is a bar area in the back

Oh my god. Best bowling experience ever. Jennifer is the best. She was fun, fast, and friendly! :)

I came in with my family who couldn’t speak English. She was very patient and did her best speak to us by using her best knowledge of German. She kept checking up on us because my family had never played bowling before, and knew we were new to the whole scene. She made us feel so welcomed and at home, so now we come here every third Wednesday. We always look for Jennifer and she’s always there with a big smile and being adorable. I hope to have more of this Jennifer in my life. Thank you God for this woman. If I was worthy I’d give her a kiss. Thanks Jen Jen (I call her that) :)

I really enjoyed Pickwick Bowl. I organized a bowling party for about 50 of my friends on New Year’s Day. I set everything up with Janie. She was extremely helpful (compared to the rep at Jewel City Bowl). She allowed me to reserve 10 lanes in advance (at NO COST). She was pleasant and accommodating. When I arrived for the event, Shane was ready and willing to help us. He really bent over backwards to accommodate my group. His level of customer service was REMARKABLE. He took care of all of our requests. We had a great time. The food was excellent. A few lanes kept getting stuck, but that was minor. I would definitely recommend them, and we will be back. It was a great place for friends, families, co-​workers, etc.

Been coming to Pickwick for years. Before I was married and now with my wife and kids. It’s great, always the same. Clean, easy and simple. Jennifer and the rest of the staff are very friendly, and were VERY accommodating for our special needs. Thank you for that!
This is where mom and dad go to get away from the kids, and also where we go with the kids now that they’re getting older. We always have a good time here! ~Matt

Great service, very helpful employees
Thank you Jennifer for all the help
We will defiantly be back

I really didn’t enjoy my time here. I asked them several times to put a bumper up for one of my 9 year olds and I had been ignored. After a while I asked once again but this time I asked their manager. My nine year old was a bit tall for her age but I convinced them to put it up. But shortly after a round they brought it back down. I asked the man why they had brought the number down but I was rudely ignored. The man didn’t even look at me and pretended he hadn’t heard what I said. Another thing that was making me uncomfortable was the fact that the workers were staring us down. Its not like I had been rude, even after being ignored and discriminated I was still very kind. He was also watching me while I wrote this.

I would rate a NEGATIVE 10. But it’s not possible so one star will do. We’re in a big group but the workers here seem to be treating us with rude attitude.
I asked the bar tender for more cups for our pitcher but he questioned me saying he already gave my friend 3 cups. True. But how can 3 cups be enough for 5 people ?
NEVER COMING BACK HERE.

Jennifer is the best. Her level of service is excellent! She was willing to take our photo several times to get it right. Super helpful

There is one name synonymous with good service and that name is Jennifer! Came here for a friends bday and she killed the game! Thanks Jennifer. He loved the signed pin!

24 lanes only. High scoring conditions too. The parking lot is pretty big because they own the ice skating rink next door. Nice neighborhood too. The one thing I don’t like about this alley are the steps down to the lanes… Not convenient. The ball returns are the old style ones that go back straight and have a second tier on both sides. Inconvenient when you have to go to the other lane to get your spare ball. It’s only my second time here, so we’ll see how it is with fresh oil.

I’ve bowled here several times, and it’s been fine. It’s a bowling alley, not too complicated. You get one star now because of the rude guy with the beard working behind the counter on Wednesday the 18^th of November around 7:30 pm. He was kind of an arrogant jerk. Three of us went there as an early birthday celebration. Two of us have birthdays in November a day apart. Anyways, our friend Rae brought four cupcakes with candles for us to celebrate. When the bearded jerk asked what was in the box and she said cupcakes he sternly said no outside food permitted. He was such a jerk about it. We explained it was for a birthday celebration, and it would not stop us from buying other food and alcohol. He said it didn’t matter. His attitude was total crap. I would describe it as non apologetic, I’m the boss here, take it or leave it, I don’t give a crap who’s birthday it is. Like someone who thinks their position behind the counter makes them better than you. We still bowled and had a good time. We bought two pictures of beer, and a pizza, and paid for bowling… In the instance of a birthday, make that two birthdays out of three patrons in our group, would it really have been a big deal to let us have our damn cupcakes? You guys just lost some customers. Not because of the no outside food allowed policy, but because of the way the guy handled it, and his crap attitude. He could’ve just said keep them out of sight… Or something… I get it, no outside food or drink, but four freaking cupcakes? Give me a break.
By the way, when we got the cupcakes back, he had put them in the refrigerator, we ducked into the bar area and ate them anyways. Inside of your bowling alley.

I love bowling at Pickwick! I grew up going ice skating next door, and I would sometimes come bowling afterwards. Have you ever seen the movie «Ice Castles»? Well this is kind of like that, a bowling alley and skating rink nearby.
The staff here is nice. During the day I would bowl alone, and I always got the lane I wanted. And once my mom came just to watch, and the manager was trying to encourage her to participate! Ha ha.
The prices are reasonable. This is not some new «high end» bowling alley (thank God!), it’s just a fun, comfortable place for bowlers of all ages. There is a cocktail lounge, and a snack shop with air hockey and video games.
I think you can sign up for leagues, too. Their website has been down for ages, so it’s best if you call them. They also have a shop for serious bowlers. I have my own shoes! ha ha. Have fun!

Ha a great time with my kids and friends. Came in on a Hot Sunday afternoon. Great family atmosphere, clean, classic bowling alley with no bells and whistles. Loved it. It’s bowling people not Disneyland. Will be back. I really miss that competitive family fun night. Paid $ 26.25 for 3 shoes one game. Plus $ 15 for a second game. Had the cheese sticks with mariners dip yummy

First, my husband and I come here nearly every week for their Tuesday special of $ 2.75/game and $ 3 shoe rentals. I am a mediocre bowler on a good day so this is a fantastic and fun deal for us. They also have happy hour in the bar there until 7pm ($ 4 brews on tap & house wines), and the bar has free popcorn. It’s in our area, it’s rarely packed (but call ahead to make sure it’s not a league night), and it’s less pretentious and more of a deal than PINZ or Lucky Strike.
Second, on that note, this is your classic bowling alley and nothing fancy. However, it’s well maintained, clean, and of course still has the slight «classic» smell of bowling ball grease and socks. This doesn’t bother me at all. They also have black light bowling nights if you’re into that.
The staff is very helpful and nice; quick to take care of stuck pins or lane issues and friendly at the clerk station. Extremely kid-​friendly, too. They have the rail/​ramp for kiddy bowlers and bumpers. We see families here all the time before the 7pm.
In terms of food here: You can get crappy alley food at the snack area OR you can order higher quality snack foods from the bar. The bar (exclusively) just started doing more of a gastropub menu in the bar that includes tater tots with cheese dip and topped with bacon and chives, herbed fries, things like that. You can order the food at the bar and take it out to the lane to enjoy.
Parking is free and they have a huge lot. In LA, parking can be a struggle so I appreciate this aspect of Pickwick!

I can’t say I am a super bowler. you see what I did there?!? *wink*… or that I bowl often because that would be a lie. In fact, I suck at it and have only done it a handful of time at Pinz. We were not able to go there this last time since they had rented the place out for a private party so onto Unilocal I went to find a bowling alley. It was between Pickwick and Mission Hills Bowling and we decided to go with this place because nobody really felt like getting shot that night. We called to get reservations but it wasn’t really necessary since they were having a slow night.
I want to say that their prices were not so bad but I did not pay so I don’t really remember. It might have been around $ 60 for 4 adults and 1 child. Again, I am not sure. We played one game and I sucked as always. Bowling is just not my thing but it was fun regardless. We were getting a bit hungry so the boys went to check out their café only to return with fries, nachos, hot wings, and chicken tenders. I can’t say their food was amazing but bad food tastes really good when you haven’t had it in a while and I’ve been pretty successful with my low-​carb thing I got goin’ on. The guys wanted to play another round since we took their turns and made them lose while they were getting the food, but I had enough bowling and wanted to get some churros. And so we left after that one game and I ingested more carbs that night. Yeay me!
I do want to add that the staff was great and patiently waited for my bfs niece to try on 3 different shoe sizes until she agreed on one. =D
Thanks boys!